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GT40 Mk I (1964)
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GT40 Mk I (1964)

GT40 Mk I (1964-1969) · 1964–1969RWD

The GT40 Mk I is the first car in the GT40 line, a coupe built from 1964 to 1969. A 4.7-litre Windsor V8 (the 289) produces 380 PS and sends it to the rear wheels through a 5-speed manual.

375 hpPower
1964-1969Year
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GT40 Mk I (1964), every angle

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GT40 Mk I (1964)Exterior
GT40 Mk I (1964)Exterior
GT40 Mk I (1964)Exterior
GT40 Mk I (1964)Exterior
GT40 Mk I (1964)Exterior
GT40 Mk I (1964)Exterior
GT40 Mk I (1964)Exterior
GT40 Mk I (1964)Exterior
GT40 Mk I (1964)Exterior
GT40 Mk I (1964)Exterior
GT40 Mk I (1964)Exterior
GT40 Mk I (1964)Exterior
GT40 Mk I (1964)Exterior
GT40 Mk I (1964)Exterior
GT40 Mk I (1964)Exterior
GT40 Mk I (1964)Exterior
GT40 Mk I (1964)Exterior
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Specifications

Powertrain
Engineering details
Engine4.7L (289) Windsor V8
Displacement4.7 L
Cylinders8
FuelPetrol
Transmission5-speed Manual
DrivetrainRWD
Power375 hp

STORY

Ford built the GT40 after talks to buy Ferrari collapsed in the early 1960s; the name refers to a height of about 40 inches. Production ran from 1964 to 1969 and totalled about 105 cars. At Le Mans in 1966 Ford's Mk II cars with 7.0 L V8 engines finished first, second and third. In 1967 the Mk IV of Dan Gurney and A. J. Foyt won, the only all-American Le Mans victory. A Mk I won in 1968 and again in 1969, giving the GT40 four straight wins from 1966.

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